Mamluk dynasty

The Mamluk dynasty was a Sunni Turkish dynasty that ruled over the Delhi Sultanate of India from 1206 to 1290, with Delhi serving as its capital. The dynasty was formed after Muhammad of Ghor's 1206 assassination, which caused the disintegration of his empire; his general Qutb-ud-Din Aibak becoming the ruler of Delhi. The dynasty established cordial diplomatic contact with the Abbasid Caliphate while repelling Mongol invasions of the Indian Subcontinent, and it also dealt with several rebellions. In 1290, Muiz-ud-Din Qaiqabad overthrew the dynasty and founded the Khalji dynasty.